Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – Indonesian rupiah plunged against the US dollar on Thursday as escalating US-Iran tensions fueled risk-off sentiment, compounded by mixed signals from the

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers have called for a government fact-finding probe into a long-running conflict between an Indigenous community in Borneo and an industri

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – An advocate, Muhammad Hafidz, has filed a lawsuit against legal protection for the buyers of special debt instruments such as Patriot Bonds and Merah Puti

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) argues that Google's rejection of the Copyright Law (RUU Hak Cipta) revision fails to reflect the actual substa

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia believes India's PM Narendra Modi is not deserving of Indonesia's highest state order.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has hit back at critics accusing the Indonesian government of misleading the public.

The erratic back-and-forth shifting of excess budget balance (SAL) funds into and out of state-owned banks reflects haphazard budget management.

Made Supriatma – President Prabowo's recent decision to replace Dadan Hindayana as head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) did little to address the serious structural problems plag

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – A presidential regulation classifying LGBTQ "culture" as a nonmilitary threat has drawn sharp criticism from civil society groups, who warn it could provide le

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – A soldier from the Indonesian National Military (TNI) forcibly confiscated a Tempo journalist's mobile phone and demanded the deletion of photos showi

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani are set to attend the funeral of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamen

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's subsidy spending rose 44.4% in the first half of 2026 as the government increased support for energy, fertilizer, and microcredit programs to

Aliy Arivin Anward, Jakarta – Indonesian Jesuit priest and legal scholar Stefanus Hendrianto argues that the country's democracy has never been truly healthy since the beginning of the

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell to 117.8 in June from 120.9 in May, although it remained firmly in optimistic territory, according to a survey by

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially designated July 13 as the Day of Belief in One Supreme God, marking formal state recognition of followers of Indonesi

Responding to the presentation of the Indonesian Government's highest honour to Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in Jakarta, Amnesty International Indonesia Deputy Director Wiry

New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a new chapter in India-Indonesia relations based on a "Ganga-Mahakam Vision", urging the two countries to deepen cooperati

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – The National Police have launched an investigation into alleged corruption involving local coal miners that may have led to rolling blackouts in several reg

Satrio Adi Putranto, Jakarta – The Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) supports designating the spread of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBTQ) culture as a non-military thre

Heru Febrianto, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry plans to develop 39 new airports over the long term to strengthen national connectivity, but an aviation expert has questioned whet

London – Harassment and attacks against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) university students in Indonesia escalated during the June 2026 Pride Month celebrations, Human Ri

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The new 8% cap on commissions charged by ride-hailing platforms currently applies only to motorcycle taxi services and does not yet cover ride-hailin

Antara, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry plans to incorporate education on preventing the spread of what it describes as "LGBTQ culture" into religious education curricula and e

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia and India have signed a deal on the BrahMos cruise missile system, the Presidential Palace said on Tuesday after a meeting of their two leaders.

In the eyes of President Prabowo Subianto, criticism is seen more as a threat than constructive input.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo dismissed claims that his action of stepping on a buffalo's head during a traditional ceremony in Lampung carried politi

Norman Joshua – On May 20, 2026, President Prabowo Subianto unexpectedly presented the government's macroeconomic projections in the DPR (Indonesia's House of Representatives) – a task

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Gerindra Party spokesperson Bahtra Banong said he supports President Prabowo Subianto's decision to classify the spread of lesbian, gay, bi

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax revenue rose 24.6% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, but the government now expects collections to fall slightly short of its

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs is planning to incorporate prevention of the spread of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) cult

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Head of the Corruption Eradication Task Force (Kortastipidkor) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) has revealed a suspected modus operandi of corrupt

Responding to recent backlash against online expression of LGBTQI+, which derived from the Presidential Regulation on General Policy for National Defense, which classifies the spread of

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's labor market has come under growing pressure as a string of major companies across the textile, footwear, electronics, digital, manufacturing,

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan – More than 15,000 workers at coal mining companies in East Kalimantan province face potential layoffs as the government has yet

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) received 3,003 complaints of alleged human rights violations throughout 2025, marking a significant inc

Jakarta – The government through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111/2025 on General National Defence Policy 2025-2029 has regulated a number of classifications of threats to t

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to increase the palm oil blend in its biodiesel can be risky if the country lacks a robust supply chain and p

Natasha Khairunisa Amani, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened past the psychologically important 18,000-per-dollar level on Monday afternoon as the US dollar steadied near a t

Gembong Hanung and Maretha Uli, Jakarta – More regions across Indonesia are facing worsening water shortages as the El Nino-driven dry season intensifies, with authorities warnin

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) reported that the Indonesian National Police (Polri) was the most frequently complained-about in

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has approved a Rp 6 trillion ($333.5 million) budget allocation for the development of the country's future capital, Nusantar

Jakarta – The Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) Central Leadership Board (DPP) supports Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111/2025 on General National Defence Policy for 2025-20

Akmalal Hamdhi, Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Indonesia's continuing wave of layoffs risks evolving into a broader economic slowdown as weakening household purchasing power threatens t

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has included the dissemination of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) culture as a form of non-military th

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – A fire at the Jatiwaringin Landfill in Tangerang Regency, Indonesia, since Tuesday, June 30 to Sunday, July 5, 2026, has yet to be extinguished.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – University of Indonesia (UI) said the study results posted by the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Psychology Faculty on homosexuality "does not reflect" t

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – A series of government policies has contributed to Indonesia's continuing wave of layoffs despite robust economic growth, highlighting deeper structu

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's manufacturing sector suffered its sharpest contraction in a year as new orders dried up and factory-gate prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly 13

Baharudin Al Farisi, Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – A number of trade union confederations declared the formation of the Grand Coalition of Indonesian Workers' Struggle (Koalisi Besar Perju

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's stock market is unlikely to reclaim the 7,000 level this year after one of the world's worst equity selloffs wiped out a